1 Kudimbwa kuba nesimiso yezwinhu zwatilolingilila, isimiso lyezwinhu zwisinobonwa. 2 Yezwi ndizo zwakatisa kuti Mwali beshantilwe namatategulu.

3 Nokudimbwa tinowhisisa kuti inyika yakabumbwa newhi lyaMwali, kutila kuti zwinoboneka zwakatiwa, zwiva munezwo zwisinoboneka.

4 Nokudimbwa Abhelo wakapila untebulo kunaMwali, untebulo wakashantisa Mwali kupinda waKeyini, nokudalo wakashobwa kuwhi wakalulama pezhulu pontebulo, Mwali wakaba unsumikiji pakutambula untebulo uwe, kojoba akafa ukumulebeleka nokuda kwokudimbwa. 5 Nokudimbwa Inoki wakanyamulilwa pezhulu zwakatisa kuti esife akale aajakawanikwa nokuda kokuti Mwali bakontola. Ngweno esanhu atolwa wakapupulilwa kuti wakashantisa Mwali. 6 Akale pasina ludimbo azwitotubulika kuunshantisa Mwali. Nokuti ani nani unozha kuna Mwali ulokwelela kudimbwa kuti Mwali upo akale unopa umbayilo kunayabo banounshaka. 7 Nowa nokudimbwa, anyeulilwa naMwali pezhulu pezwitiko zwisanu nezwinhu zwaboneka, wakawhilila akale akabaka chikepe kuti echije imhuli iye, nezwi wakapa undandu kunyika, akale akaba uNdyifuma wobululami bunozha nokudimbwa

8 Abhulahamu nokudimbwa wakawhilila paakabujwa kuti emilike ende kunyika yaalopiwa kuti ibe fuma iye, wakamilika esinoziba kuti ukumunda kupi. 9 Nokudimbwa wakagala munyika yokubimbiswa somunyika yokuzhe egala mumishasha eli naIsaki naJakobe bakaba beli balyi becho chibimbiso panhu pamwela naye. 10 Nokuti wakaba ekamilila unzinda waluba mabambo ezwakalonganywa zwikabakwa naMwali.

11 Sala nokudimbwa wakapiwa isimba lyokubhata imimba, kojoba wakaba akwegula nokuti wakabona kuti ulobimbika iye wakopa chibimbiso. 12 Nokudalo kuvila kunhulume yoyu umwempela, akale iye wakaba sonhu wakafa wakazwala zwizekululu zwinji zwinanga senyenyeji jedenga akale zwisilobalwa sonsenche wokumbali kwegungwa.

13 Bose yaba banhu bakabe chinolalama nokudimbwa pabakashayika abajakatambula zwinhu zwibakabimbiswa asi bakazwibona bakashantila zwilikule, bevuma kuti banovakule akale bezi penyika. 14 Banhu banolebeleka yezwi, banobhudila pachena kuti bakumushaka bugalo bwabo. 15 Ngana bakaba beyeya nezwobugalo mubakava, baluba nonshaji wokubwilila. 16 Asi sezwazwili, banolakamilila inyika imbuya, inanga sedenga. Nokudalo Mwali abana ishoni kuti beshobwe kuti ndiMwali wabo, nokuti wakabalonganyila iguta.

17 Abhulahamu nokudimbwa wakapila Isaki, mukukwejwa, wakabatambuliswa zwibimbiso akazwimisila kuumpila mwananhulumyana uwe umwempela chete, 18 kojoba iye wakalebwa nezwizwe kuwhi, "Inzwalo iyo ichoova muna Isaki." 19 Wakazwibona kuti Mwali walutubula kumusa banhu kuva mubafi, nezwo sechitondejelo, wakontambula kabili kuva kubafi.

20 Nokudimbwa Isaki wakapa makombolelo onshaji unozha kunaJakobe naIsawu.

21 Nokudimbwa Jakobe abulofa wakakombolela umwe nomwe wabana banhulumyana baJosefa, ekakotama pakadozo, enamata. 22 Nokudimbwa Josefa, pakufa kukwe wakalebeleka nezwokubhuda kwaba Izilayeli, kova ebalayila kuti banooajika poni mafupa awe pakufa kukwe.

23 Nokudimbwa, Mozesi, paakazwalwa, wakasiswa nabazwali babe kwemweji mitatu, nokuti bakabona kuti waluba mwana umbhodo, akale abajakatya mulawo washe.

24 Nokudimbwa Mozesi, paakakubuka, wakalamba kushobwa kuwhi mwana womwananhukajana waFalo, 25 wakashala kuti eyangate pamwempela nabanhu baMwali, pana kunakilwa muluchinyo konshaji fupi. 26 Wakalangalila kuti kujiijwa pezhulu paKristo bufumi bukulwana kupinda bweIjipiti, nokuti wakabakalindila kupiwa umbhayilo.

27 Nokudimbwa wakabhuda muIjipiti esinotya bukali bwashe, nokuti wakasimatija pakuda kubona yoyo usinoboneka. 28 Nokudimbwa wakalondota milya yokupindilila yabaJuda nokushashaila ilopa, kuti umpalaji wembano esijibulaye imbano jabaIzilayeli. 29 Nokudimbwa banhu bakataluka iGungwa iShaba sofana penyika pakakoma, asi baIjipiti pabakakweja kuta alo, bakanwila undondwe.

30 Nokudimbwa, bulambo bweJeliko bwakakolomoka pabwaka zunguluka kwamazhuba mashanu ana mabili. 31 Nokudimbwa Rahabhu ivemu, aajakapalajwa pamwempela naabo basijakabewhilila, nokuti wakatambula neshe ifukula.

32 Ini zwimwe zwandingalebe? Unshaji autondivumija kulebeleka nezwaGidiyoni, naBharaki, naSamsoni, naJefuta, naDavidi, naSamuyeli nabamwe bapolofeti. 33 Ibo nokudimbwa bakazunda bushe, bakasungwajila indulamo, bakatambula zwibimbiso, nokuzuna milomo yeshumba, 34 bakajima mabibi makulana omoto, bakatizha kubulayiwa negwalabaza, bakawana isimba kuva mubutela, bakasima mujihondo, nokuzunda balwi behondo banova kunejimwe inyika, kuti betizhe. 35 Banhukaji bakatambula bakafa babo, bakamuswa mukufa.

Bamwe bakayangatiswa, bakalamba kutambula lusupuko, kutila kuti boomuka akale kubupenyu bubuya. 36 Bamwe bakasekwa nokunabhwa, bakasungwa namaketani nokubigwa muntolongo. 37 Bakapubulwa namabwe, bakachekwa nesaha pakati, bakabulayiwa negwalabaza, bekwenda bekambala zwipapata zwemhwizi nembuji, beli basheti, bakayabiswa nokuyangatiswa, 38 besakakwelelwa nenyika beyambaila mumakwa nomumatunhu, nomumapako nomumakwizhana.

39 Yaba bose, kojoba kwakalebelekwa zwibuya nezwokudimbwa kwabo, abajakatambula zwakabimbiswa, 40 nokuti Mwali wakabona mbeli chimwe chinhu chibuya kasa kwatili, kuzhe kwedu abajaluwana kupelela.